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cuba wants it limit lifted and wife positioned the port port feel port foil foil yo to the lifting. >> susie: why do you like seaboard. >> seaboard is $250 a share whenwe started to buy it and now is 2500 go a share has ships off the caribbean. they will get a enormous boost in business after trades resume with cuba. >> susie: your next one wso. tell us about this company and why it's good for american investors? >> another example of what wehave been buying. companies that have been doing well now even if there is no change in cuba. i think the country of cuban has to be air conditioned. they are going to get a tremendous amount of business when the embargo is lifted. >> susie: what target to do you see on this stock price? >> i don't have a target butit's been bullish it's been a long term in our port portfolio. >> carnival cruise line. >> carnival and royal caribbeanwill get a tremendous amount of new business. not only people traveling to cuba but people come combining vacations with a trip to cuba. it's a win win for the cruise linings if the embargo is lifted. >> one area you wo
cuba wants it limit lifted and wife positioned the port port feel port foil foil yo to the lifting. >> susie: why do you like seaboard. >> seaboard is $250 a share whenwe started to buy it and now is 2500 go a share has ships off the caribbean. they will get a enormous boost in business after trades resume with cuba. >> susie: your next one wso. tell us about this company and why it's good for american investors? >> another example of what wehave been buying. companies...
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new year. >> susie: looks like the cliff- hanger over the nation's east and gulf coast ports, is almost over. federal mediators say dockworkers represented by the longshoremen's union and the u.s. maritime alliance are close to finalizing a new labor deal. so close, that they've extended the deadline on negotiations by another 30 days. this heads off a strike that could have begun on sunday, crippling 14 important ports. the possibility of a strike worried retailers, manufacturers, and farmers, and risked losses in the billions. >> susie: our next guest says once the fiscal cliff mess is resolved, there will be an explosion of meers and acquisitions in 2013. he's robert profusek, chairman of the global m&a practice at jones day. so bob why you are so up beat about more mergers and being a acquisitions especially with everything going on with the fiscal cliff. >> it's a pessimistic time andtn the merger market. m & a has been fantastic. 9 market has been okay. it's not been at th terrible bus been good. it's been held back by the negativism that was focused on the eu and this year it's t
new year. >> susie: looks like the cliff- hanger over the nation's east and gulf coast ports, is almost over. federal mediators say dockworkers represented by the longshoremen's union and the u.s. maritime alliance are close to finalizing a new labor deal. so close, that they've extended the deadline on negotiations by another 30 days. this heads off a strike that could have begun on sunday, crippling 14 important ports. the possibility of a strike worried retailers, manufacturers, and...
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the strike would have crippled operations at the port. one week from tomorrow, crossed the island will officially retire -- carl snowden will officially retire. he has a court date for violating his probation on a drum driving case. >> there was a shooting in north baltimore. this happened on sunday afternoon. abbas is found and until now suffering a gunshot wound to his back. a suspect shot and wounded his own sister. he was fighting with his family in edgewood late saturday night. police say he pulled out a gun and shot through the front door. the round hit his sister. >> 29 degrees at the airport. 5:37. >> you might want to see food for a couple of days. >> like volume on the roads -- >> like volume on the roads -- light welcome back to 11 news today. 5:40. clouds are starting to build in. we have so much less wind today. from central's into southern maryland. a little warm in ocean city with partly cloudy skies. clouds will be building in from the north and west. there could be a few flurries moving in. details coming up in just a few
the strike would have crippled operations at the port. one week from tomorrow, crossed the island will officially retire -- carl snowden will officially retire. he has a court date for violating his probation on a drum driving case. >> there was a shooting in north baltimore. this happened on sunday afternoon. abbas is found and until now suffering a gunshot wound to his back. a suspect shot and wounded his own sister. he was fighting with his family in edgewood late saturday night....
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the port that is in this bill, and it is ridiculous. tom: like you said, trying to cram all this in before the end of the year. is -- every piece of proponent writing about this has said this is critical. you do it before the end of the year because these victims are sitting there, and it's true. the victims are still sitting there in horrible conditions. temporary housing. a lot of that ends on december 31st. in motel rooms, try to figure out where to go. homes are destroyed. is there some urgency, some part of this that can make a difference in some part of somebody's life next week? >> is no doubt about it, but make the case for why the senate should have done this right. what put all this pork inerrant way this bill down. it's disgraceful to load a bill like this that has good motives to my good intentions, help people with pork. it's an emergency bill for sandy victims. it's typical of washington. exactly the type of thing that needs to stop in the city. frankly, it encourages young people like me who will have to pay for stuff lik
the port that is in this bill, and it is ridiculous. tom: like you said, trying to cram all this in before the end of the year. is -- every piece of proponent writing about this has said this is critical. you do it before the end of the year because these victims are sitting there, and it's true. the victims are still sitting there in horrible conditions. temporary housing. a lot of that ends on december 31st. in motel rooms, try to figure out where to go. homes are destroyed. is there some...
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and all of the infrastructure and oil and gas. it is kind of endless. >> the minister of energy in the province of alberta says canada is looking to double its oil production over the next 10 years, but it needs more trained workers. >> the kind of positions that are open are people who are engineers, people who have welding skills, people who are are -- who have skill sets in construction. it is a wide range. >> and they are looking by posting ads on youtube and holding job fares with the help of u.s. officials. >> how are you doing? >> he is one of 600 people who recently stood in line at a job fare near palm springs, california. he is willing to move to support his two young children. >> everybody has to make sacrifices in life to go anywhere. opportunity presents itself, you might as well reach out and grab it. >> with british columbia and alberta presenting a shortage of more than 150,000 over the next decade, americans have an opportunity to earn big money, up to $150,000 a year or more for some trades. the average temperatu
and all of the infrastructure and oil and gas. it is kind of endless. >> the minister of energy in the province of alberta says canada is looking to double its oil production over the next 10 years, but it needs more trained workers. >> the kind of positions that are open are people who are engineers, people who have welding skills, people who are are -- who have skill sets in construction. it is a wide range. >> and they are looking by posting ads on youtube and holding job...
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for the ports up and down the east coast in the retailers to depend on them. the possible strike that could a crippled the cargo economy will not happen for at least another 30 days. 11 news has been keeping an eye on the negotiations. federal mediators say that the union has agreed to extend their contract until at least midnight january 28th. the work stoppage would have idled shipments of a huge range of consumer products from electronics to clothing. now to the fiscal cliff hanger. three more days and then tax hikes on everyone, automatic spending cuts, and no deal reported. the two parties are talking again at least. steve has the latest from capitol hill. >> sources are capitol hill say president obama in today's talks feels he has the advantage back and that he will press on his original demand that income taxes rise on earnings over $250,000. it's a positive sign, the first meeting since mid november the four congressional leaders at the white house. called by president obama, house speaker john boehner is a key figure. >> the fact that he has come bac
for the ports up and down the east coast in the retailers to depend on them. the possible strike that could a crippled the cargo economy will not happen for at least another 30 days. 11 news has been keeping an eye on the negotiations. federal mediators say that the union has agreed to extend their contract until at least midnight january 28th. the work stoppage would have idled shipments of a huge range of consumer products from electronics to clothing. now to the fiscal cliff hanger. three...
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and all of the infrastructure and oil and gas. it is kind of endless. >> the minister of energy in the province of alberta says canada is looking to double its oil production over the next 10 years, but it needs more trained workers. >> the kind of positions that are open are people who are engineers, people who have welding skills, people who are are -- who have skill sets in construction. it is a wide range. >> and they are looking by posting ads on youtube and holding job fares with the help of u.s. officials. >> how are you doing? >> he is one of 600 people who recently stood in line at a job fare near springs, california. he is willing to move to support his two young children. >> everybody has to make sacrifices in life to go anywhere. opportunity presents itself, you might as well reach out and grab it. >> with british columbia and alberta presenting a shortage of more than 150,000 over the next decade, americans have an opportunity to earn big money, up to $150,000 a year or more for some trades. the average temperature he
and all of the infrastructure and oil and gas. it is kind of endless. >> the minister of energy in the province of alberta says canada is looking to double its oil production over the next 10 years, but it needs more trained workers. >> the kind of positions that are open are people who are engineers, people who have welding skills, people who are are -- who have skill sets in construction. it is a wide range. >> and they are looking by posting ads on youtube and holding job...
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national security because we close the only port in the northeast that is a military port and always the commercial port when we need to in the case of emergencies. you know, i could go on and on. so mr. secretary, in your other role here, i want to get a sense from you as to the commitment of this administration and the federal government to help the new jersey, certainly new york as well in the region recover. because, you know, when we had hurricane katrina and the gold coast and mississippi and alabama and louisiana, i was spared. when we had tornadoes in joplin, missouri, i was there. what we have flooding along the mississippi, i was spared. when we had crop destructions in the midwest, i have been there because they believe this is the united states of america. so i fully expect that now for the first time we have the type of devastation that others have suffered and should understand that we are going to have the type of response others have received. further to get a sense, i know are working towards this goal, but a sense this administration has stories of schools. >> senat
national security because we close the only port in the northeast that is a military port and always the commercial port when we need to in the case of emergencies. you know, i could go on and on. so mr. secretary, in your other role here, i want to get a sense from you as to the commitment of this administration and the federal government to help the new jersey, certainly new york as well in the region recover. because, you know, when we had hurricane katrina and the gold coast and mississippi...
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proximity with the port. it is a combination of certainty, a little bit of good luck, maybe, proximity, but an aggressive governor. i have to give our generally assembled -- general assembly credit. it is a combination of all this. >> one last question the ribble open it up to the floor. i am a tax guide but on the federal level primarily. your comments earlier we think about tax reform, the mantra is bought and the base. there is a lot of interest that was key to the simpson bowles and a lot of other proposals. those can have other consequences. they are mixed. you talked about the debt -- the deduction. in my view, it is a subsidy. but it is a policy at benefit to states, particularly those with high income tax rates. the mortgage interest deduction is one of our largest expenditures. as the federal government were to broaden their tax base, so too with the state. there would have a benefit. let me ask two questions on the task force. dick, you alluded to both of them. one is the amazon issue. big effort on
proximity with the port. it is a combination of certainty, a little bit of good luck, maybe, proximity, but an aggressive governor. i have to give our generally assembled -- general assembly credit. it is a combination of all this. >> one last question the ribble open it up to the floor. i am a tax guide but on the federal level primarily. your comments earlier we think about tax reform, the mantra is bought and the base. there is a lot of interest that was key to the simpson bowles and a...
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of the 14 ports from massachusetts to texas. 14,000 long shoremen still find their jobs threatened by out automation. today it takes one long shoreman to do the works of three we have seen before. >> efficiency and new productivity, machines come in play. people are displaced by that. to maintain cost and come pettive market we have to pay attention to. president obama is beholden to unions. he's made a point of supporting them. >> look at how the unions built the stronger middle class and stronger america. >> day after that, michigan became the 24 state to pass right to worklaugh. the president option to reward unions are limited. >> we'll expect the leadership from president obama. >> more than 5700 new regulations posted in 90 days alone. >> way to do it from the union per speculative to raise the workers' pay around the world. >> laying the ground work to protect workers from detroit to juarez to shanghai to bogata. getting the government and multinational organizations to agree is another matter. >> bret: thank you. still ahead, the french soak the rich tax proposal hit a speed b
of the 14 ports from massachusetts to texas. 14,000 long shoremen still find their jobs threatened by out automation. today it takes one long shoreman to do the works of three we have seen before. >> efficiency and new productivity, machines come in play. people are displaced by that. to maintain cost and come pettive market we have to pay attention to. president obama is beholden to unions. he's made a point of supporting them. >> look at how the unions built the stronger middle...
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ports on the east coast of america? >> it would have been fairly significant if we would had a shutdown on all of the ports from the east to texas and it would affect importing, exporting, manufacturers who rely on inputs to production, farmers who are trying to get their products to market overseas, trucking companies who sold jobs to pick up containers at the ports this would have been felt fairly wide throughout the u.s. economy. >> can you put a number on it? can we look at previous shutdowns of ports and what they cost the u.s. economy on a per-dayis bahhis, for example? >> sure thing. when we look back at what happened in 2002 we had a full shutdown on the west coast with a ten-day lockout. that lockout cost the u.s. economy about $1 billion a day and it took more than six months to fully recover from. >> i have to think that a lot of retailers have already tried to make alternate plans because they were fearful this was going happen and so as a result have started to spend money. did some companies start airfreig
ports on the east coast of america? >> it would have been fairly significant if we would had a shutdown on all of the ports from the east to texas and it would affect importing, exporting, manufacturers who rely on inputs to production, farmers who are trying to get their products to market overseas, trucking companies who sold jobs to pick up containers at the ports this would have been felt fairly wide throughout the u.s. economy. >> can you put a number on it? can we look at...
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. >> kicking the canister down the port is more likely. thank you very much. peter, thank you as well. >>> netflix calling out amazon.com after the movie's streaming service has a major outage on christmas eve. we will give you details on this brewing battle royale. >>> plus, why the fiscal cliff is scaring some people into returning their christmas gifts. >>> and dangerous winter weather in much of the country. with more on the way. we will give you a live update on the storms and their potential economic impact. [ male announcer ] it's that time of year again. time for citi price rewind. because your daughter really wants that pink castle thing. and you really don't want to pay more than you have to. only citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest price. and if it finds one, you get refunded the difference. just use your citi card and register your purchase online. have a super sparkly day! ok. [ male announcer ] now all you need is a magic carriage. citi price rewind. start saving at citi.com/pricerewind. and his new boss told him two things --
. >> kicking the canister down the port is more likely. thank you very much. peter, thank you as well. >>> netflix calling out amazon.com after the movie's streaming service has a major outage on christmas eve. we will give you details on this brewing battle royale. >>> plus, why the fiscal cliff is scaring some people into returning their christmas gifts. >>> and dangerous winter weather in much of the country. with more on the way. we will give you a live...
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, operators and ports all agreeing to extend the union's contract until early february and avoid port shutdowns. meantime as the year winds down, 2012 is shaping up to be a pretty good one for banks. american banks closing out their best profits in six years and fewest failures since 2008, 51 banks closed their doors this year, still a lot historically but well below recent levels. drumroll, please. the top money making star of 2012, denzel washington. theater owners nationwide say moviegoers flock to denzel's movies more than anyone else's and hathaway and hugh jackson round out the top three. that's business. i'm eric bolling. >> this fox 5 stock market report is brought to you by your lexus dealer. live life heroically. hey, look! a shooting star! make a wish! i wish we could lie here forever. i wish this test drive was over, so we could head back to the dealership. [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. test drive! but we still need your signature. volkswagen sign then drive is back. and it's never been easier to get a jetta. that's the power of
, operators and ports all agreeing to extend the union's contract until early february and avoid port shutdowns. meantime as the year winds down, 2012 is shaping up to be a pretty good one for banks. american banks closing out their best profits in six years and fewest failures since 2008, 51 banks closed their doors this year, still a lot historically but well below recent levels. drumroll, please. the top money making star of 2012, denzel washington. theater owners nationwide say moviegoers...
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tracy: that is not good. >> dockworkers are into shutdown the ports the longshoremen association in maritime alliance agreed to talk to mediators. revolving around container royalties the bonuses paid on tonnage so business groups have asked president obama to intervene. florida governor scott has held a conference call to discuss the impact if the standoff is not resolved by saturday midnight. more than 14,000 workers will strike affecting shipping across the country. i say let them go. >> there was the 10 day lockout costing $1 million per day. lot of people are looking for work. lori: and that was 10 years ago. tracy: oil is up nearly 3% since christmas. lori: who is the most bankable star in cable television? tom cruise? tracy byrnes? the list is said. did you have a stronger dollar against the euro >> energy pricing is losing ground after jumping 3%. we have sandy smith at the chicago mercantile exchange. you told us oil would hit $100. we're on our way. >> we are down with today's session. people stepped in to the oil market because it was struggling. it is still negative for the year
tracy: that is not good. >> dockworkers are into shutdown the ports the longshoremen association in maritime alliance agreed to talk to mediators. revolving around container royalties the bonuses paid on tonnage so business groups have asked president obama to intervene. florida governor scott has held a conference call to discuss the impact if the standoff is not resolved by saturday midnight. more than 14,000 workers will strike affecting shipping across the country. i say let them go....
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as a member of the party that sip ports equal, may i suggest that she does have to take into account that it wasn't in the coalition agreement and many members of my constituency and my church and our party kneel there needs to be much more work done to see if it's possible to define civil marriage separately from traditional marriages. >> to challenge the definition of marriage between one man and one woman. >> and wile some conservative m.p.'s backed the proposal, some m.p.'s had opposition. >> civil partnerships while conferring virtually the same legal benefits are not the same as marriage. marriage is not the property of the government, nor is it the property of the church and while the forms and legalities over gay marriage have evolved over time, one creature has remained the same that marriage is a union of one man and one woman. the social intrusion that predates both church and state that is the glue that has successive societies toth. -- together. the queen meets the prime minister for a regular briefing but this was the first time in recent history that a monarch had gone
as a member of the party that sip ports equal, may i suggest that she does have to take into account that it wasn't in the coalition agreement and many members of my constituency and my church and our party kneel there needs to be much more work done to see if it's possible to define civil marriage separately from traditional marriages. >> to challenge the definition of marriage between one man and one woman. >> and wile some conservative m.p.'s backed the proposal, some m.p.'s had...
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the one in california was just two major shipping ports. this one deals with 15 ports east coast boston down to houston. those containers that it a strike would freeze hold electronics, auto parts, computer components, clothing. pretty much every consumer products you can think of. hundreds of billions of dollars worth and millions of dependent jobs in the nation's supply chain. >> so it's not just the local port area that would be affected by a strike. but the entire region and the state going nationally as well. >> florida's governor this afternoon reiterating his urging of president obama that if this deal is not made permanent in five weeks, and a strike is then declared, to then invoke the hartley act which would by federal law prevent a strike from happening. however, the last time that had happened was in 2002 when george w. bush ended a worker lockout. harris? >> harris: phil keating thank you very much. a family spokesperson says former president george h.w. bush is now singing in the intensive care unit. you will recall earlier th
the one in california was just two major shipping ports. this one deals with 15 ports east coast boston down to houston. those containers that it a strike would freeze hold electronics, auto parts, computer components, clothing. pretty much every consumer products you can think of. hundreds of billions of dollars worth and millions of dependent jobs in the nation's supply chain. >> so it's not just the local port area that would be affected by a strike. but the entire region and the state...
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the strike would impact 14 port along the eastern seaboard in gulf coast, including the port of baltimore and that's where we find cnn's brian todd live. the potential impact of this is pretty big. >> reporter: it's huge, candy. right here, this is one of the most crucial ports for commerce in this region. the sieger terminal. you can see massive container ships sitting in port. this is the port terminal with the bustling operations, containers still being moved in and out of here by a truck that are being offloaded from the ships here at the terminal. about 600,000 containers move through the city of baltimore but that could all come to a grinding halt if they can't reach a deal. they move everything from our clothes to toys and electronics through the ports and into the marketplace. but a lot of those goods won't be making it to our stores if lo longshore men go on strike. if a deal can't can be reached between the shipping companies and longshore men. >> the impact would be great on the value side and cargo side. these ports are economic generators. >> richard sheer and others say the
the strike would impact 14 port along the eastern seaboard in gulf coast, including the port of baltimore and that's where we find cnn's brian todd live. the potential impact of this is pretty big. >> reporter: it's huge, candy. right here, this is one of the most crucial ports for commerce in this region. the sieger terminal. you can see massive container ships sitting in port. this is the port terminal with the bustling operations, containers still being moved in and out of here by a...
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the ports. this will be felt not just at the local economy, but nationwide for everybody else who relies on these ports. >> one port official says east and gulf coast ports handle about $55 billion worth of cargo a month so a strike could have a major effect on the retail business. >>> land lines not going the way of the vcr just yet. older americans are slow to get rid of land lines and go mobile. the centers for disease control asked 20,000 households about trends throughout the year. the study found about 52% use cell phones for all of their cal calls, that's less than 2% increase from previous years. the older generation is slower to make the switch. >>> patrick democracy might play a doctor on television but he's doing some economic cpr in real life. the ""grey's anatomy" start" trying to rescue a coffee shop chain in seattle. they're hoping to save about 500 jobs. democracy said he within as to give back to the city and play a bigger role in the community. how about that. good for him. >>
the ports. this will be felt not just at the local economy, but nationwide for everybody else who relies on these ports. >> one port official says east and gulf coast ports handle about $55 billion worth of cargo a month so a strike could have a major effect on the retail business. >>> land lines not going the way of the vcr just yet. older americans are slow to get rid of land lines and go mobile. the centers for disease control asked 20,000 households about trends throughout...
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we will not be able to take care of the port and the elderly. that is what we're going -- where we're going. it is going to be taxing everybody in this country. that is what the republican party stands for. host: our conversation with congressman paul broun, now in his third term. louise is on the democrats' line. good morning. caller: good morning. you have a million folks calling you pa. guest: i am a medical doctor and i did my internship at good samaritan hospital in portland. i love oregon. where you live down there is just absolutely -- caller: we go without electricity a lot been very guest: thank you for calling. caller: i just wanted to say that president obama unfortunately -- i am a democrat and a hard in true believer in caring and living the words that were spoken by jesus and every other holy man about loving each other. he has given in eight times more to go along with the republican party that has said absolutely no to everythingi saw teh statistics -- everything. i saw the statistics of how much of the ultra wealthy would hav et
we will not be able to take care of the port and the elderly. that is what we're going -- where we're going. it is going to be taxing everybody in this country. that is what the republican party stands for. host: our conversation with congressman paul broun, now in his third term. louise is on the democrats' line. good morning. caller: good morning. you have a million folks calling you pa. guest: i am a medical doctor and i did my internship at good samaritan hospital in portland. i love...
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the west coast and gulf coast ports operate separately. there was a ten-day strike 11 years ago disruptive and predicting if these guys strike on the east and gulf coast costing about a billion dollars a day to the economy, even so two or three-day strike with huge impacts. these royalties are critical to the families. $15,000 a year bonuses if you will. and that's significant income that they don't want to lose. >> all right. thank you, sir. >> you bet. >>> heart break and anxiety of hundreds of parents as russia's president signs a bill banning americans from adopting children from that country. we're going to hear from some parents whose dreams could be dashed. that's straight ahead. >>> plus, mandatory visits. how china's trying to make sure the elders are respected. [ male announcer ] it's that time of year again. time for citi price rewind. because your daughter really wants that pink castle thing. and you really don't want to pay more than you have to. only citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest price. and if it fin
the west coast and gulf coast ports operate separately. there was a ten-day strike 11 years ago disruptive and predicting if these guys strike on the east and gulf coast costing about a billion dollars a day to the economy, even so two or three-day strike with huge impacts. these royalties are critical to the families. $15,000 a year bonuses if you will. and that's significant income that they don't want to lose. >> all right. thank you, sir. >> you bet. >>> heart break and...
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>> australia, actually the person who perpetrated the port arthur massacre did it within six weeks of the massacre in scotland was a copy cat. this was a person who had a record of violent behavior since childhood and managed to kill a lot of people with long guns rather than the handguns and the new prime minister of australia at that time got the provinces or states to agree on on strict gun control that he absolutely banned these guns that had been used in the crime and tightened all of the other restrictions, and i should say in australia and great britain that there was very strict gun control with these massacres and that had not stopped them and in australia, while there are not any more gun massacres there have been massacres using arson and knives and other means. >> i'm glad you raise that because we began a gun control debate last night on "the kudlow report and on my face book page we announced them and there was this outpouring of debate and there are always going to be whackos who want to do things, but if they use a knife they won't be as deadly as someone who uses a gu
>> australia, actually the person who perpetrated the port arthur massacre did it within six weeks of the massacre in scotland was a copy cat. this was a person who had a record of violent behavior since childhood and managed to kill a lot of people with long guns rather than the handguns and the new prime minister of australia at that time got the provinces or states to agree on on strict gun control that he absolutely banned these guns that had been used in the crime and tightened all...
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joe was sent into exile in palm beach, the south of france, hyannis port. >> did joe ever regret that he was wrong about the nazis and world war ii? >> no. on the contrary. there was this moment where he meets with churchill. churchill was defeated and the war is over and he's defeat and he comes to the united states for a vacation. they meet and winston churchill said to joe kennedy i am desperately sorry your son was killed in the war. joe jr. was killed in a bomber and crashed. joe kennedy looks at him and said what was it all for? all we got now is the soviets dominating europe instead of the germans. we fought a war for this? >> did joe's outspokenness against world war ii make kennedy more of a hawk and jfk ending up being more of a hawk in response to his father? >> that's a great question. i don't know. i think part of what jfk does is follows his father. his father was an isolationist, but he was also in favor of huge military budgets to build up missile systems and every conceivable type of defense. first against the germans so they could never invade the united states and a
joe was sent into exile in palm beach, the south of france, hyannis port. >> did joe ever regret that he was wrong about the nazis and world war ii? >> no. on the contrary. there was this moment where he meets with churchill. churchill was defeated and the war is over and he's defeat and he comes to the united states for a vacation. they meet and winston churchill said to joe kennedy i am desperately sorry your son was killed in the war. joe jr. was killed in a bomber and crashed....
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of the port, to the nation. we are delighted the terminals will be operating again. >>reporter: everyone is back to work here. they ramped it up first thing this morning. >>trace: we talked of the $1 billion a day. do we know how much damage this did to the economy? >>reporter: some of the damage never will be truly known because of the small businesses affected, the drivers that would have been here and stopped for lunch or breakfast and the drive across country would have stopped. there are some ships here but there are docks not totally full and a lot of empty ships, and they will be loaded today. a lot of them have been unloaded. the mayor here says no matter what happened, this was expense i. >> this cost the country about $8 billion, somewhere in the neighborhood $8 billion and 10,000 people were out of work but we shot a deal. people are going back to work. that is the good news. >>reporter: the big stores in the larger locations could get stuff late you forget there are a lot of smaller people, the guys
of the port, to the nation. we are delighted the terminals will be operating again. >>reporter: everyone is back to work here. they ramped it up first thing this morning. >>trace: we talked of the $1 billion a day. do we know how much damage this did to the economy? >>reporter: some of the damage never will be truly known because of the small businesses affected, the drivers that would have been here and stopped for lunch or breakfast and the drive across country would have...
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the strike that shut down the ports of los angeles and long beach paralleled the generational skirmishes that have ripped through factory shops. cargo companies and ports want to cut costs and automate operations to compete with aggressive rivals in canada and south america. that is pitting them against unions, which are struggling to reserve high-paying jobs for the middle-class members. it was resolved late tuesday, according to this article. here is the front page of the press." feet frefree state says detroit out of time to fix its fiscal mess. falling revenues and rising expenses. the state of michigan delivered an abrupt ultimatum to the city wednesday. move quickly toward reform, or an emergency financial manager will be reported. -- a ppointed. -- appointed. dana in california, republican. caller: i'm 56 years old. i live in california. i can give the perspective of what has happened in my state and the economy and all that stuff. back in 1982, i was making $8.50 an hour. but i have seen happen in my state and happening in more, not just illegal immigrants, but our children. i ha
the strike that shut down the ports of los angeles and long beach paralleled the generational skirmishes that have ripped through factory shops. cargo companies and ports want to cut costs and automate operations to compete with aggressive rivals in canada and south america. that is pitting them against unions, which are struggling to reserve high-paying jobs for the middle-class members. it was resolved late tuesday, according to this article. here is the front page of the press." feet...
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as the rest of the country focuses on the political gridlock in washington workers at the port of houston are working overtime trying to get as many shipments in and out as they can before a threatened strike brings the port to a standstill. >> sitting here right now we fully expect there will be some shutdown or strike at the end of the day. >> reporter: jon gold vice president of the national retail federation says a shutdown at the docks would have a ripple effect on the global economy. >> the ports are a primary piece of the puzzle when it comes to the global supply chain. if they're not operating as efficiently as possible it slows down the entire system and hurts the productivity of all of the users of the system. >> reporter: negotiations between the international longshoreman's union and the shipping companies are deadlocked over a proposal to cut royalties paid to nearly 15,000 dockworkers for each ton of cargo they move. shutdown would affect 15 ports from boston down the east coast to florida and into the gulf of mexico, as far west as houston. these ports handle nearly 50% of
as the rest of the country focuses on the political gridlock in washington workers at the port of houston are working overtime trying to get as many shipments in and out as they can before a threatened strike brings the port to a standstill. >> sitting here right now we fully expect there will be some shutdown or strike at the end of the day. >> reporter: jon gold vice president of the national retail federation says a shutdown at the docks would have a ripple effect on the global...
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walk off the job at 14 major ports on the east coast and the gulf coast. directly affected? retailers who will have a hard time getting supplies in for the spring sales. the warehouses where all this stuff is stored and truckers who move it around the country. it would, as you say, patti ann, another hit to already weak economy. we had weak christmas and hand call sales. we had the start of rising gas prices. yesterday consumer confidence went way down. a big sharp drop there. if you add in a port strike, you are seriously weakening an already weak economy. patti ann: okay. so florida's governor, along with some other officials are hoping to possibly invoke the taft-hartley act to stop the international longshoreman's association from going through with this strike. do you expect that to happen? >> well the president could intervene. he could step in and say, hold on a minute, do not walk off the job. we've got to intervene in this situation. that is seen as unlikely. the president doesn't want to get involved in this. if he did, then the existing contract
walk off the job at 14 major ports on the east coast and the gulf coast. directly affected? retailers who will have a hard time getting supplies in for the spring sales. the warehouses where all this stuff is stored and truckers who move it around the country. it would, as you say, patti ann, another hit to already weak economy. we had weak christmas and hand call sales. we had the start of rising gas prices. yesterday consumer confidence went way down. a big sharp drop there. if you add in a...
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for all industries who rely on the ports, in and out of u.s. tom: what is the fight? what is the problem? >> well i think there are a number of issues that need to be discussed between the unions. we're not taking issues on any -- positions on any of the issues, everything from container royalties, to jurisdiction issues, and from management side issues with regard to work rules and efficiency, we need all rules need to be on the table and discussionsed but only the parties themselves can do what needs to be done. tom: the longshoremen seem to have a much stronger union than most. unions have seen the better days in the past, but the longshoremen, one report is they make about $125,000 on average, they have all their medical paid for. they are not normal in most labor contracts today. why are they so powerful? is it because of what can happen here as you have whole east coast, all the way around florida into houston? >> i think that is part of it, but unions have worked over the years with management on the contract, what is has been discussed and packages are between
for all industries who rely on the ports, in and out of u.s. tom: what is the fight? what is the problem? >> well i think there are a number of issues that need to be discussed between the unions. we're not taking issues on any -- positions on any of the issues, everything from container royalties, to jurisdiction issues, and from management side issues with regard to work rules and efficiency, we need all rules need to be on the table and discussionsed but only the parties themselves can...
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i want to close the ports and an outgoing liberal democratic senator, christopher dodd, who in his farewell speech on the senate floor in 2010 census. the history of this young democracy to framers decided should not be written solely in the hands of a political majority and a nation founded in its tyrannical rule which sought to trust should be one institution that would always provide a space for dissent was valued and respected. founders were concerned to not only legislation come just as importantly with how we legislate. thank you. [applause] >> i'm brent arlington senior fellow first daddies at the heritage foundation. my feeling is the current push to reform the filibuster is merely a partisan power driving with the support of president barack obama. he wants to terminate the procedure that allows members to filibuster the motion to proceed to cut the so-called talking filibuster. he wants to do so in the way he wants to do so he would have to break the rules committee changed the rules. he would have to use what we've been discussing, when the majority leader forces the rules of the
i want to close the ports and an outgoing liberal democratic senator, christopher dodd, who in his farewell speech on the senate floor in 2010 census. the history of this young democracy to framers decided should not be written solely in the hands of a political majority and a nation founded in its tyrannical rule which sought to trust should be one institution that would always provide a space for dissent was valued and respected. founders were concerned to not only legislation come just as...
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as the board wants him. >>> negotiations have reached a deal to end the eight-day strike of the ports of los angeles and long beach. striking clerical workers and longshoremen who refuse to cross picket lines will be back on the job later. shippers and the union agreed to federal mediation on tuesday. the clerks have been working without a contract for two years. the strike shut down ten of the port's 14 terminals, backing up several ships waiting to off load their cargo. >>> still to come, egyptian president morsi has returned to work just a short time ago after leaving the palace during protests last night. we'll have the very latest from cairo when we come back. can i help you? i heard you guys can ship ground for less than the ups store. that's right. i've learned the only way to get a holiday deal is to camp out. you know we've been open all night. is this a trick to get my spot? [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. save on ground shipping at fedex office. >>> a recap of the headlines. the fiscal fight rages on in washington as republicans try to fend off an internal
as the board wants him. >>> negotiations have reached a deal to end the eight-day strike of the ports of los angeles and long beach. striking clerical workers and longshoremen who refuse to cross picket lines will be back on the job later. shippers and the union agreed to federal mediation on tuesday. the clerks have been working without a contract for two years. the strike shut down ten of the port's 14 terminals, backing up several ships waiting to off load their cargo. >>>...
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port of baltimore and hit by the blizzard in the western part of our state, which is the appalachians. we needed the national guard to respond. we had state troopers and other emergency responders on snow mobiles going in to take care of the elderly and get them out to safety. we did all of that. so now here we are. and now i'm going to just quick word about the shore. you heard what they said. [inaudible] rich in tradition and pride. hard working in -- [inaudible] hit by diesel fuel hit by what they consider unfair government. cash poor, community spirit, my question, and unemployment rate in that area that is in among the highest in the state, think of boot more baltimore city, it's at 9%. 9% and in some communities. 30%. 62% of the children are on school lunch programs. you get the picture. i could go through demographic. we know the rest. there's the rest. there's the rest. my question to you, mr. fugate and you, secretary. and i appreciate your -- [inaudible] it's not only how are we going check the box, and how can we think outside the phlox do two things. one, help people get e
port of baltimore and hit by the blizzard in the western part of our state, which is the appalachians. we needed the national guard to respond. we had state troopers and other emergency responders on snow mobiles going in to take care of the elderly and get them out to safety. we did all of that. so now here we are. and now i'm going to just quick word about the shore. you heard what they said. [inaudible] rich in tradition and pride. hard working in -- [inaudible] hit by diesel fuel hit by...
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compliance with such a limit would be easy to check at the ports or elsewhere using simple handheld devices. the senate amendment before us today preserves all of these key aspects of the house bill making only a few minor changes. notably, the senate amendment provides that the cpsc may only enforce a voluntary sulfur limit if it is adopted by specified standard setting body. this responds to a concern that the voluntary sulfur limit to be a true consensus standard, that is the product of an open process that allows for participation of industry and consumers alike. mr. speaker, the senate amendment does not undercut the house-passed version of the bill, nor does it add any unnecessary government regulation. therefore, i strongly urge the adoption of h.r. 4212 and reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from new york, ms. hochul is recognized. ms. hochul: i speak about the amended version the drywall safety act of 2012 returned to this chamber by the senate. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognize
compliance with such a limit would be easy to check at the ports or elsewhere using simple handheld devices. the senate amendment before us today preserves all of these key aspects of the house bill making only a few minor changes. notably, the senate amendment provides that the cpsc may only enforce a voluntary sulfur limit if it is adopted by specified standard setting body. this responds to a concern that the voluntary sulfur limit to be a true consensus standard, that is the product of an...
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. >> so it's not just the local port area that would be affected by a strike but the entire region and the state, going nationally as well. >> reporter: that los angeles and long beach, california, port strike that happened earlier in december that only lasted about a week, only involved the clerks, that was estimated to have cost the economy a billion dollars a day. this would have been much more devastating, far more than a billion dollars a day and economists had really worried had we gone over the fiscal cliff and the strike also was in place, that would have been a one-two knockout punch for the economy. but at least one of the cliffs has been avoided. back to you. heather: i was taking notes at the beginning. you said two sides, or two sides on two different sides can come to an agreement. so it is possible? >> reporter: that's right, it is possible out there. happy new year. heather: happy new year to you too. gregg: well a live look at the white house now where the president has called a last-minute meeting on the fiscal cliff. we just got word on the other end of the avenue, j
. >> so it's not just the local port area that would be affected by a strike but the entire region and the state, going nationally as well. >> reporter: that los angeles and long beach, california, port strike that happened earlier in december that only lasted about a week, only involved the clerks, that was estimated to have cost the economy a billion dollars a day. this would have been much more devastating, far more than a billion dollars a day and economists had really worried...
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freezing every container at those ports. within those containers are electronics, auto parts, close, textiles, just about every consumer product you could think of. boston of northeast all the way down to the gulf of mexico and houston texans. billions and billions of dollars worth of goods. >> it is not just the local area. it is the entire region and the state and going nationally, as well. if we had gone over the fiscal cliff, the strike would also happened over the weekend and it would be a one, two economic punch. david: it took six months for the recovery after the last one. let's talk about hp. they are taking quite a bit of a hit in the market today. the pc and printer company has other headaches to deal with. giovanni josie has the stories. shibani: this is just a matter of time. the company revealing in a legal filing late yesterday that the department of justice has launched a firm and formal investigation into the $11 billion acquisition of software maker autonomy. the buyout led to a loss of questions with count
freezing every container at those ports. within those containers are electronics, auto parts, close, textiles, just about every consumer product you could think of. boston of northeast all the way down to the gulf of mexico and houston texans. billions and billions of dollars worth of goods. >> it is not just the local area. it is the entire region and the state and going nationally, as well. if we had gone over the fiscal cliff, the strike would also happened over the weekend and it...
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i can't tell you how port that is for a young person to not only have dreams, but believe that dreams are possible. if i worry about anything is said to many young americans are training or believe the streams are accessible to them because of circumstances they grow up in. the government has a role to play in that. >> james, and covered her speech last night pointed out the word that was missing from your speech. he didn't mention mitt romney h-hotel three weeks ago was the leader of the party -- is mitt romney going to disappear? >> i hope he's not going to disappeared and i do hope he has a continuing role. >> very few people have done what he's done covering for president and -- >> that's not accurate. he got a lot of those are the truth is he won a lot of states. he did is 49 to one. he won places and has a lot of supporters. but it's also been successful at life. i told him this, too. mitt romney is a role model as a person, father, husband, community leader. he is a lot to offer the republican party. i don't know exactly what that will be, but i'm excited because he has a lot t
i can't tell you how port that is for a young person to not only have dreams, but believe that dreams are possible. if i worry about anything is said to many young americans are training or believe the streams are accessible to them because of circumstances they grow up in. the government has a role to play in that. >> james, and covered her speech last night pointed out the word that was missing from your speech. he didn't mention mitt romney h-hotel three weeks ago was the leader of the...
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it would be the first since 1977. the workers' union contract expires this weekend, and a white house spokesman said today the two sides need to agree on a contract extension as soon as possible. talks broke down last week in a dispute over wages and royalties. the christmas season storm that blasted the south and midwest swept across the upper northeast and new england today and the death count climbed to 16. the system dumped a foot or more of snow in parts of pennsylvania, upstate new york and new hampshire. in some places, snow brought road travel to a standstill. at the same time, operations at major airports improved, with far fewer delays than earlier this week. in india, the embattled prime minister remained under pressure to take action against sexual assaults after a gang rape this month triggered violent protests. manmohan singh promised a thorough review of india's rape laws and efforts to expedite trials. meanwhile, police moved to quell a rally by about 500 students protesting the treatment of women as t
it would be the first since 1977. the workers' union contract expires this weekend, and a white house spokesman said today the two sides need to agree on a contract extension as soon as possible. talks broke down last week in a dispute over wages and royalties. the christmas season storm that blasted the south and midwest swept across the upper northeast and new england today and the death count climbed to 16. the system dumped a foot or more of snow in parts of pennsylvania, upstate new york...
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the port arthur massacre galvanized the country. even the government run by conservatives said we have to do something. essentially what they did is banned assault weapons. acquired much more strict licensing for everyone else and imposed what was semi voluntary buyback program. so they bought people's guns from them in some cases a lot of public pressure on people to give up their guns even if they had a right to keep them under law. they gave them up. they got 650,000 guns out of people's hands, about a sixth of the guns in australia, and here's what the former foreign minister alexander danner had to say about the experience. >> 67% of all homicides in the united states are committed with firearms whereas in australia, only 11% of homicide s are committed with firearms. the two sets of statistics tells you that the scheme we introduced in 1996, hugely controversial, all of the same arguments about rights to bear arms and so on, it has in the end saved a large number of lives in this country. >> okay. so that's australia which is
the port arthur massacre galvanized the country. even the government run by conservatives said we have to do something. essentially what they did is banned assault weapons. acquired much more strict licensing for everyone else and imposed what was semi voluntary buyback program. so they bought people's guns from them in some cases a lot of public pressure on people to give up their guns even if they had a right to keep them under law. they gave them up. they got 650,000 guns out of people's...
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nobody when we have arrived in port at the local orphanage where my son and i meet under supervision every week or we meet in a room inside this building. the supervisor has the keys he writes me in and closes the door that's why the cameras cannot coming home. visits last three hours and tom can barely remember the russian language so rimmer has to speak to him with the help of an interpreter if it's the three hours passed by like five minutes i've just come and have to go away already. it's my son always waits for me and the meetings are always very very warm i would say. it's emotional for the both of us. we meet as if we've seen each other for the first time. and part as if it were. our last. takes the last train home to tempora she has no regrets about returning to finland even though she can only see her son for three hours a week in the presence of other people she wouldn't have even this chance if she had remained in russia. in the child does not belong to us parents but rather to the state and the state thinks it can remove him and raise him the way deems appropriate. it's p
nobody when we have arrived in port at the local orphanage where my son and i meet under supervision every week or we meet in a room inside this building. the supervisor has the keys he writes me in and closes the door that's why the cameras cannot coming home. visits last three hours and tom can barely remember the russian language so rimmer has to speak to him with the help of an interpreter if it's the three hours passed by like five minutes i've just come and have to go away already. it's...
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i think that as long as the interest of key countries like you just mentioned, russia, the only port they have outside of russian territory in syria. or after the sanctions on iran, syria became the major importer for weapons from russia. veryimportant issue for russia, as well as iran sending fighters to fight along the lines of the regime. as well as china with the issue of human rights. as long as the international community does not address the interests of the importance stakeholders, that is not really going to help. what is your take on that? >> i think they have very short form policy. i have been in moscow and we met with the russian minister of foreign affairs. syria and russia have a relationship. we need to keep such a relationship, but with such short policies by defending the assad regime, you of making such a relationship very difficult. i think the syrians see russia the same as they see the assad regime. when you see your brother and sister being killed every day -- i have been in syria and i have lots of examples. when the syrian people solve all of this happen for
i think that as long as the interest of key countries like you just mentioned, russia, the only port they have outside of russian territory in syria. or after the sanctions on iran, syria became the major importer for weapons from russia. veryimportant issue for russia, as well as iran sending fighters to fight along the lines of the regime. as well as china with the issue of human rights. as long as the international community does not address the interests of the importance stakeholders, that...
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economy has dodged a potentially crippling strike at ports up and down the east coast and gulf coast at least, for now. the longshoremen's union agreed today to extend its existing contract by another month. that word came after the union and shipping lines worked out a deal on royalty payments for unloading containers. the contract extension gives the two sides time to resolve their remaining issues. wall street finished the week with its fifth straight losing session. stocks have been falling as concern mounts that washington will fail to get a budget deal. the dow jones industrial average lost 158 points today, to close at 12,938. the nasdaq fell 25 points to close at 2,960. for the week, both the dow and the nasdaq fell 2%. sectarian tensions flared across iraq today as tens of thousands of sunnis staged mass protests against the shi-ite-led government. there were rallies in fallujah and ramadi, where protests already had erupted earlier this week. today, mosul, tikrit and samarra had demonstrations as well. protesters took to the streets waving flags and signs. they chanted slog
economy has dodged a potentially crippling strike at ports up and down the east coast and gulf coast at least, for now. the longshoremen's union agreed today to extend its existing contract by another month. that word came after the union and shipping lines worked out a deal on royalty payments for unloading containers. the contract extension gives the two sides time to resolve their remaining issues. wall street finished the week with its fifth straight losing session. stocks have been falling...
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because we closed the only port that was a military port and now we use the commercial port 1 we need to in the case of emergencies. i could go on and on. talk, told her, i want to get a sense from you as to the commitment of this administration and the federal government to help in new jersey, and certainly new york, and the region, recover. when we had hurricane katrina on the gulf coast in mississippi and alabama and louisiana, i was there. when we had tornadoes in missouri, i was there. when we had flooding along the mississippi, i was there. when we had cropped instructions in the midwest, i have been there. i believe this is the united states of america. i fully expect that now, for the first time, we have the type of devastation others have suffered and should understand we are going to have the type of response others have received. i would like to get a sense of you as the type of commitment discount -- this at -- this administration has? >> this is a region i also have roots in. i married a jersey girl. i have worked in new jersey, grew up in new york. besides the personal c
because we closed the only port that was a military port and now we use the commercial port 1 we need to in the case of emergencies. i could go on and on. talk, told her, i want to get a sense from you as to the commitment of this administration and the federal government to help in new jersey, and certainly new york, and the region, recover. when we had hurricane katrina on the gulf coast in mississippi and alabama and louisiana, i was there. when we had tornadoes in missouri, i was there....